Chicken, Rice, & Veggie Casserole

This recipe, I think is great, but one of my brothers doesn’t like it. We used to all love this so much, then my brother started disliking cheese more than ever. I love cheese just like my other sibs. But lately we hardly put any cheese. The first time this happened I was in AWE at how much cheese there was. I wanted to cry. I am SERIOUS!!! My mom got it off the internet, and changed it. And here it is.

        Chicken, Rice, & Veggie Casserole

3 or 4 cups of cooked rice

1 or2 whole chicken, cooked and deboned

1 or 2 cups shredded cheese (I block)

3 or 4oz cream cheese (1 block or ½ container)

1 packet of cream of chicken or mushroom cooked according to pkg

2 or 3 carrots sliced and divided into fourths (bite size)

2 heads broccoli or cauliflower (or one of each) cut into bite size pieces

½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

salt

pepper

garlic powder

milk (maybe)

·         Ahead of time, cook and debone chicken and cook rice.

·         Steam the carrots and other veggies together just til’ tender.

·         Make cream soup then add cream cheese to hot soup and whisk until melted.

·         Mix together: rice, chicken, cooked veggies, and cream soup mixture in a LARGE bowl.

·         Sprinkle mixture with salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Mix together again. Taste to see if you need to add more.

·         If the mixture does not look ‘wet enough’ add milk until the mixture is creamy like oatmeal.

·         Put the mixture into a greased 9x13 casserole dish and sprinkle with cheddar cheese on top.

·         Cover with foil and bake for 25 mins at 180C (350F). Uncover and bake for 5 more mins.